Water resources policy and administrative management

Lufumbu is a small village, 700km South West of capital Dar es Salaam. The village has a population of 3,670 people. All people in this village live on less thatn $ 1 per day. Villagers in this village earn a living through agriculture. In 1993, Lufumbu Village implemented a water project through support from UNDP/Africa 2000 Network. The project, a gravity water supply scheme had the following features: an itake, 2km rasing main, a 60,000 reservoir tank, distribution mains covering 9 km, 21 drawing points and a strong village water management committee. The project aims at expanding coverage by extending and consolidating the community water supply scheme due to increased population and expanded settlements which has increased water demand. The project is intended to expand supply lines in order to reach out to areas with inadequate distribution lines and cater for non-domestic use of water.

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